It’s great when two halves of a game seem like they don't fit at all. The Los Angeles Chargers took a 21-17 lead into halftime after two quarters of trading long scoring scoring drives with the Dallas Cowboys. If you are a fan of defense, that was a pretty horrible half of football to watch. If you like big plays and points like the rest of us, it was fun as hell.

The second half, by comparison, was a grind. The Chargers defense clamped down and held the Cowboys scoreless, but Dallas did themselves no favors with drive after drive stalling out due to penalty. The Chargers offense wasn't much better, but they were able to take advantage of great field position when their defense stopped the Cowboys on 4th down.

What was the difference between the two? Was it coaching adjustments? Did the motivation change? I have no idea, but I'm fascinated by it.

With this 34-17 win, the Chargers have a four-game winning streak. They've also won eight of their last ten.

Quentin Johnston returned from injury and immediately put up 104 receiving yards, making it his first 100-yard game of the season. He got started early, putting up the first points on the board for the Chargers with a one-handed catch of a perfectly thrown ball by Justin Herbert:

Today was not the first time this season that Justin Herbert threw for 300 passing yards, but it is the first time that he's done it with a broken hand. It's also the first time he's done it in a game where he has attempted less than 30 passes.

It was a fantastic day for Justin Herbert, behind an offensive line that seems to get less healthy by the minute, who was incredibly efficient while still throwing downfield regularly. 23/29 was already impressive before you pointed out that the broken hand really seemed to be bothering Herbert, and I haven't even mentioned the 42 yards rushing.

I would be remiss if I didn't point out that the Dallas Cowboys defense resembled unmotivated Swiss cheese, with a lot of guys avoiding the big hit or the extra effort because they know the team no longer had a path to make it to the NFL Playoffs. That being said, Herbert took what was in front of him and delivered a nearly perfect game.

I said before this game that I was counting on the Chargers to win the turnover battle (they did) and, possibly helped by winning the turnover battle, I thought they were a shoe-in to run more plays on offense than the Cowboys (they did that, too).

What I didn't count on was there being just 1 turnover in the entire game, which occurred after the Cowboys had given up on the game and benched Dak Prescott (his backup, Joe Milton, fumbled while being tackled).